People in and around Montevideo who are looking for an opportunity to get involved in an activity, or are simply looking for fresh musical entertainment are in for a treat. The Oasis, a community choir serving the Montevideo area, began rehearsal Oct. 2 and is still looking for interested singers.
People looking for theater and orchestra tickets or who simply want to help a good cause should stop by Ramsey Elementary School on Thursday (today) from 4 to 8 p.m. or Monday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the 17th annual ABC for Arts sale.
Cast members for this year’s Montevideo High School fall play production of “It’s A Wonderful Life” strike a pose during a full-dress rehearsal last week. Cast members shown are (from left) Katherine O’Malley, Froya Olson, Geordan Jones, John Evans, Kiersti Grey, McKayla Gantenbein, Madelaine Padula and Hayley Gunderson. (Staff photo by Jeremy Jones)
The 2011 Meander, the Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl, will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Attention: City Managers, Parks & Recreation Directors, Community Developers, Non-Profit Organizations, Arts Organizations, Library Directors, Arts Advocates, interested community members and Artists
Former Montevidean Wayne Ostlie discusses with Dixie Tilden the new book entitled “Montevideo: 1860 to 1939, Through Their Eyes & In Their Words” that he co-authored with his brother Paul and fellow Montevidean Odell Bjerkness. The book captures the vibrancy of Montevideo’s early “boom town” years using vintage photographs and contemporary accounts. Ostlie was at the Montevideo-Chippewa County Public Library last Friday to discuss the book. (Staff photo by Judy Swenson)
The Minnesota State Arts Board announced today that the MN Arts Count, a statewide census for individuals and businesses/venues/groups engaging in creative expression, will continue through May 31, adding three more weeks for participation.
Spring has sprung! Finally! What does spring mean to you? Gardening? Prom? Lying in the sunshine? Mowing? Cleaning?
Send or e-mail your photos to the American-News: www.montenews.com. They will be featured on our website and selected photos will be featured in the paper. Send your name, town you live in and either a title for the photo or a brief explanation, or even a poem if you are so inspired. Can't wait to see them!!
Montevideo Middle School students presented three performances of “Annie” Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In the starring roles were (back from left to right) Geordan Jones as Annie, Devon Osman as Daddy Warbucks, Madelaine Padula as Grace, and (front) Baylee Pauling as Sandy. The students rehearsed under the direction of Dan Hampton and Matt Danielson preparing for the performances. “The musical was really fun to do. We had an exceptional group of singers and actors, so that made the work of learning the show a whole lot easier. I think the kids did an outstanding job and I’m really proud of them,” said Hampton. (Submitted photo)
The Southwest Minnesota Arts & Humanities Council announces their upcoming gallery exhibit featuring the works of abstract artist, Erik Gran. This exhibit opens April 7, 2011.
The Minnesota State Arts Board announced today the launch of the MN Arts Count, a census for individuals who engage in creative expression and for businesses, facilities, and organizations that promote and support creative expression. The census will be conducted through April 30, 2011.
Playing leading roles in the Montevideo Senior High School production of “M*A*S*H*” are (front) Reed Boettcher as Radar, (back, from left) Kane Fossell as Duke, Dane Peterson as Trapper, Lukas Hampton as Hawkeye, Tyson Lund as Ugly, and Sam Drager as Waldowski. The play, directed by Ann Wachtler and assistant director Mike Milbrandt, will be presented at the Fine Arts Center Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. (Staff photo by Bruce Olson)
Joe Mathieu has illustrated more than 100 children’s books and has created thousands of illustrations for Sesame Street books and other products.
Nothing kills the mood before a show like a clunky cell phone announcement or fundraising pitch from the stage.
Five questions with Femke Hiemstra about "Rock Candy," her lovely and surreal book of collected art.
Leon Chiappini hooks a tire-sized cymbal around his finger and spins it like a basketball. He hits it and listens for the ding, the gravel and the growl: elements of crash that the average ear can’t hear. If it’s not perfect, Chiappini tosses it in the reject pile. “After 49 years, I’d better know if it’s good,” he said with a laugh.
I like to think of film critic Roger Ebert as a sieve. When Hollywood releases a film, it's probably going to go through him. And after taking in a flick and sharing his thoughts, his readers are left with just the stuff that they can use - a solid opinion, a little humor, an idea of whether or not they'll be wanting to shell out their money to take a look themselves.
Checklists, writes Boston surgeon and author Atul Gawande in his book “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right,” are considered by many to be beneath us. Yet Gawande proves, without a doubt, that checklists — cognitive safety nets — save lives, millions of dollars and untold heartache, whether the task is flying an airplane, building a skyscraper or operating on an adrenal gland.
Bruce Brown of Springfield first discovered comic books as a child. A specialist recommended them to Brown’s parents to help their son overcome some reading difficulties. Now he not only enjoys reading comic books, he writes them, too. Brown’s latest graphic novel, released earlier this year, is “Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom.”
Jonathan Dee’s new critically acclaimed novel “The Privileges” starts with a wedding, impressive for the deft writing that conveys the controlled chaos, the edgy anxieties, the many tensions springing from family members’ vying needs.
